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- Margaret Isobel Drynan (geb. Margaret Brown; * 10. Dezember 1915 in Toronto; † 18. Februar 1999 in Oshawa) war eine kanadische Organistin und Chorleiterin, Komponistin und Musikpädagogin. Zu den Musiklehrern Drynans zählten Arthur Benjamin, , , , , und Healey Willan. Sie war 37 Jahre Mitglied des Kirchenchores der St. Mary Magdalene Church und sang jeweils vier Jahre lang bei den Tudor Singers und in Reginald Stewarts Toronto Bach Choir. Von 1950 bis 1953 war sie Organistin und Chorleiterin der Holy Trinity Church. 1953 gründete sie die Canterbury Singers of Oshawa, die sie bis 1968 leitete. 1960 wurde sie Direktorin der Oshawa Symphony Association. 1963 zählte sie zu den Gründungsmitgliedern des Oshawa District Council for the Arts, dessen Präsidentin sie von 1973 bis 1975 war. Viele Jahre war sie Herausgeberin der kanadischen Ausgabe der Zeitschrift Diapason, selbst schrieb sie auch Beiträge u. a. für das Music Magazine. 1978 war sie unter den Gründern des Komitees für die Feier des 100. Geburtstages von Healey Willan und schrieb das Booklet der Veranstaltung. 1990 wurde sie Direktorin des Healey Willan Scholarship Committee. Von 1983 bis 1990 wirkte sie als Organistin und Chorleiterin an der St. Matthew’s Anglican Church. Neben einer Missa brevis (1954) komponierte Drynan vier Operetten, Werke für Streicher, und um die 40 Lieder. Bekannt wurden Weihnachtslieder wie Songs for Judith, Including Me und Why Do the Bells of Christmas Ring? 1976 erhielt sie einen Ehrenpreis der Royal Canadian College of Organists, die Young Women’s Christian Association ehrte sie 1984 als Woman of Distinction in the Arts. (de)
- Margaret Isobel Drynan (December 10, 1915 – February 18, 1999) was a Canadian composer, musician, writer and educator. She was born Margaret Isobel Brown in Toronto. She received a BMus from the University of Toronto in 1943. She studied with Arthur Benjamin, Madeline Bone, Michael Head, E. Kelvin James, James Campbell McInnes, and Healey Willan. She was a long-time member of the choir at the Church of St. Mary Magdalene in Toronto, also singing with the Tudor Singers and the Toronto Bach Choir. She was choirmaster and organist for Holy Trinity Church in Oshawa. From 1960 to 1969, she was music supervisor for the Oshawa elementary school board and, from 1969 to 1981, was music consultant for the Durham District School Board. From 1983 to 1990. she was choirmaster and organist for t. Matthew's Anglican Church in Oshawa. Drynan was a founding member of the Oshawa District Council for the Arts, serving as president from 1973 to 1975. She helped found the Oshawa Arts Centre. She was named a director of the Oshawa Symphony Association in 1960 and also served as its chairperson. She was also a member of the percussion section for the Oshawa Symphony Orchestra. Her compositions include:
* The Canada Goose: a musical play in three acts
* a Missa brevis
* The Fate of Gilbert Gim
* a number of carols and songs, including Why Do the Bells of Christmas Ring? and Songs for Judith
* four operettas She became an associate of The Royal Conservatory of Music in 1975 and was a founding member and honorary fellow of the Royal Canadian College of Organists, serving as its national president from 1982 to 1984. She was Canadian editor for Diapason. She also contributed to various music periodicals including Toronto's Music Magazine. Drynan died in Oshawa at the age of 83. (en)
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- Margaret Isobel Drynan (geb. Margaret Brown; * 10. Dezember 1915 in Toronto; † 18. Februar 1999 in Oshawa) war eine kanadische Organistin und Chorleiterin, Komponistin und Musikpädagogin. Zu den Musiklehrern Drynans zählten Arthur Benjamin, , , , , und Healey Willan. Sie war 37 Jahre Mitglied des Kirchenchores der St. Mary Magdalene Church und sang jeweils vier Jahre lang bei den Tudor Singers und in Reginald Stewarts Toronto Bach Choir. Von 1950 bis 1953 war sie Organistin und Chorleiterin der Holy Trinity Church. 1953 gründete sie die Canterbury Singers of Oshawa, die sie bis 1968 leitete. 1960 wurde sie Direktorin der Oshawa Symphony Association. 1963 zählte sie zu den Gründungsmitgliedern des Oshawa District Council for the Arts, dessen Präsidentin sie von 1973 bis 1975 war. (de)
- Margaret Isobel Drynan (December 10, 1915 – February 18, 1999) was a Canadian composer, musician, writer and educator. She was born Margaret Isobel Brown in Toronto. She received a BMus from the University of Toronto in 1943. She studied with Arthur Benjamin, Madeline Bone, Michael Head, E. Kelvin James, James Campbell McInnes, and Healey Willan. She was a long-time member of the choir at the Church of St. Mary Magdalene in Toronto, also singing with the Tudor Singers and the Toronto Bach Choir. She was choirmaster and organist for Holy Trinity Church in Oshawa. From 1960 to 1969, she was music supervisor for the Oshawa elementary school board and, from 1969 to 1981, was music consultant for the Durham District School Board. From 1983 to 1990. she was choirmaster and organist for t. Matth (en)
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